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ME5 8DW

Boxley Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Boxley Downs
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 8UD 86 m
ME5 8XR 109 m
ME5 8XA 148 m
ME5 8TY 153 m
ME5 8RZ 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 8DW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 February 2012
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 8
Latitude
51.328362
Longitude
0.546332
British National Grid easting
577,498
British National Grid northing
161,885

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Boxley Downs · E05015597
Parish or community
E04013399
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123540
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 001A · E01024333
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 001 · E02005068

Postcode source versions

Explore ME5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Swingate Primary School

    Community school

    491 m

  2. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    996 m

  3. Lordswood School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
541
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 201
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Other theft 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Vehicle crime 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME5 8 residents
15,222

Age bands in ME5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

2,909 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,640 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

4,154 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

4,025 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

2,600 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

    WALDERSLADE VILLAGE SURGERY, 62A ROBIN HOOD LANE, CHATHAM, ME5 9LD

    ODS code G82161

    1.9 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.0 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.6 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    119 LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9RR

    ODS code G82721

    3.7 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    4.0 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

    PARKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, ME8 9PR

    ODS code G82737

    4.1 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.2 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.5 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    4.5 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10A BEACON HILL, LUTON, CHATHAM, ME5 7JX

    ODS code G82719

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Golden Wood Close

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles

  • Autumn Glade

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles

  • Boxley Road

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

  • Timber Tops

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

  • Timber Tops

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 001A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,953 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Swingate Primary School is the nearest published school at 491 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

541 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 201 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.